[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25059-25060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10231]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-816]


Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Korea: 
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review.

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SUMMARY: On September 30, 2003, in response to a request made by 
International Steel Group, Inc., an importer of the subject 
merchandise, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published a 
notice of initiation of an antidumping duty administrative review of 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Korea (``Korean 
CORE''), for the period of review (``POR'') August 1, 2002 through July 
31, 2003. Because neither SeAH Steel Corporation (``SeAH''), an 
exporter of the subject merchandise, nor any of its affiliates had 
exports or sales of the subject merchandise to the United States during 
the POR, the Department is rescinding this review in part in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 5, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John D. A. LaRose, Enforcement Group 
III, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-3794.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 29, 2003, International Steel Group requested that the 
Department conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on Korean CORE for the period August 1, 2002 through July 31, 
2003. On July 1, 2003, the Department published a notice of initiation 
of the antidumping administrative review of Korean CORE, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i). See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, Requests for Revocations in 
Part, 68 FR 56262 (September 30, 2003). This review covers several 
exporters of the subject merchandise, including SeAH. On October 9, 
2003, SeAH submitted a timely letter stating that the company and its 
affiliates did not have exports or sales of the subject merchandise to 
the United States during the POR. The letter also requested that the 
Department terminate the administrative review with respect to SeAH.
    On October 23, 2003, the Department sent an electronic message to 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') requesting that CBP 
officials report any known entries of subject merchandise from SeAH 
during the POR. In its message to CBP, the Department stated that no 
reply was required if CBP officials were not aware of any entries. By 
the deadline stated in our request, the Department received no reply. 
The Department also examined the online CBP listing of entries 
suspended under the order and found no SeAH entries during the POR. On 
March 15, 2004, the Department provided interested parties with a draft 
rescission, soliciting comments by March 22, 2004. See Memorandum to 
Edward Yang from Lisa Shishido Regarding Intent to Partially Rescind 
the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Korean Core, March 15, 
2004. No interested parties submitted comments with regard to this 
rescission in part.

Rescission of Review

    SeAH stated in its October 9, 2003 letter that it had no exports or 
sales in the United States of subject merchandise during the POR, and 
the Department has confirmed from available CBP data that SeAH had no 
entries of subject merchandise during the POR. In addition, no 
interested party commented on that finding.

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    Pursuant to the Department's regulations, the Department will 
rescind an administrative review ``with respect to a particular 
exporter or producer, if the Secretary concludes that, during the 
period covered by the review, there were no entries, exports, or sales 
of the subject merchandise, as the case may be.'' See 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(3). SeAH's timely letter and the Department's efforts to 
identify entries, exports or sales of subject merchandise through U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') for the POR show no such 
entries, exports or sales for SeAH or any of its affiliates. 
Accordingly, we are rescinding the administrative review for the period 
August 1, 2002 through July 31, 2003, and will issue appropriate 
assessment instructions to CBP.
    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation. This determination is issued in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4) and section 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended.

    Dated: April 27, 2004.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-10231 Filed 5-4-04; 8:45 am]
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